December 26 - January 27. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, ANTLERLESS (Military Bases):

Hunting permitted on days established by the U.S. Department of the Army at Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County; New Cumberland Army Depot, York County; and Fort Detrick, Raven Rock Site, Adams County. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

Junior SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only):

Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and mentored youth – April 21, 2017. Only 1 spring gobbler may be taken during this hunt.

SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only):

April 28 - May 31, Daily limit 1, season limit 2. (Second spring gobbler may be only taken by persons who possess a valid special wild turkey license.) From April 29 - May 12, legal hunting hours are one - half hour before sunrise until noon; from May 15 - 31, legal hunting hours are one - half hour before sunrise until one - half hour after sunset.

BLACK BEAR SEASONS

BLACK BEAR (Statewide) Archery:

Oct. 30-Nov. 4. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (Statewide):

Nov. 18 & 20-22. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 3B, 3C and 3D):

Nov. 27-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2B, 5B, 5C and 5D):

Nov. 27-Dec. 9. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 1B, 2C, 3A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E):

Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D) archery:

Sept. 16-Nov. 25. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMU 5B) archery:

Sept. 30-Nov. 11. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2B, 5B, 5C and 5D) muzzleloader:

Oct. 14-21. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.

BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2B, 5B, 5C and 5D) special firearms:

Oct. 19-21, for junior and senior license holders, disabled hunters with a permit to use a vehicle as a blind and resident active duty military.

ELK SEASONS

ELK (Antlered or Antlerless):

October 30 - November 4. Only one elk may be taken during the license year.

ELK, EXTENDED (Antlered and Antlerless):

November 6 - 11. Only one elk may be taken during the license year. Eligible elk license recipients who haven’t harvested an elk by November 5, in designated areas.

SMALL GAME SEASONS

SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined):

Special season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license, and mentored youth – September 30 - October 14 (6 daily, field possession limit of 12).

SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined):

October 14 - November 25; December 11 - 23 and December 26 - February 28 (6 daily, 18 possession).

RUFFED GROUSE:

October 14 - November 25 and December 11 - 23

RABBIT (Cottontail): Youth

September 30 - October 14 (4 daily, 12 possession).

RABBIT (Cottontail):

October 14 - November 25, December 11 - 23 and December 26 - February 28 (4 daily, 12 possession).

PHEASANT:

Male only in WMUs 2A, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A and 5B. Male and female may be taken in all other WMUsOctober 21 - November 25, December 11 - 23 and December 26 - February 28 (2 daily, 6 in possession). There is no open season for the taking of pheasants in any Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas in any WMU.

PHEASANT: junior

October 7-14 (2 daily, 6 in possession). Male pheasants only in WMUs 2A, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A and 5B. Male and female pheasants may be taken in all other WMUs. There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except within the Central Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recovery Area, as authorized by executive order.

BOBWHITE QUAIL:

October 18 - February 28 (8 daily, 24 possession)

WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS):

No closed season, except: Sundays; during the antlered and antlerless deer seasons

CROWS:

July 1 - April 8, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. No limit.

FURBEARER SEASONS

COYOTES:

No closed season. Unlimited. Outside of any big game season (deer, bear, elk and turkey), coyotes may be taken with a hunting license or a furtaker license, and without wearing orange. During any big game season, coyotes may be taken while lawfully hunting big game or with a furtaker license.